Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 March 1996. It was answered by Tom Sackville (Conservative) on Monday, 18 March 1996 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: How many incidents the fire brigades in (a) Mid-Glamorgan, (b) Gwynedd and (c) Wales attended in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1995. - Inc figures for 1980, 1990 and 1994.

Answer: Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents the fire brigades in (a) Mid-Glamorgan, (b) Gwynedd and (c) Wales attended in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1995; and if he will make a statement.[20650] Mr. Sackville: The available information is given in the following table. Data for 1995 are not available. The answer gives provisional data for 1994. Incidents attended by local authority fire brigades in (a) Mid-Glamorgan, (b) Gwynedd and (c) Wales in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1994 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (a) Mid-Glamorgan (b) Gwynedd (c) Wales 1980{1} 6,630 2,382 31,329 1990 10,857 4,080 52,180 1994{2} 11,199 3,887 55,644 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1}Includes estimates for periods of industrial action when data were not recorded. {2}Provisional data which include special services attended between April 1994 and March 1995.

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